In the year 1969
510 Notable deaths
Otto J. Maenchen-Helfen
Austrian academic, orientalist and historian (1894-1969).
Born July 26th, 1894 in Vienna. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1969 at 74 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
Óscar Osorio
Salvadoran politician and military official (1910-1969).
Born December 14th, 1910 in Sonsonate.
Died March 6th, 1969 at 58 years old in Houston (pneumonia).
Marie Hamsun
Norwegian actress and writer (1881–1969).
Born November 19th, 1881 in Elverum Municipality.
Died August 5th, 1969 at 87 years old in Nørholm. [ref]
Margarita Xirgu
Spanish-uruguayan actor.
Born July 17th, 1888 in Molins de Rei. [ref]
Died April 25th, 1969 at 80 years old in Montevideo.
Pauline Bush
Actress (1886-1969).
Born May 22nd, 1886 in Lincoln.
Died November 1st, 1969 at 83 years old in San Diego (pneumonia).
Lajos Czeizler
Hungarian footballer (1893–1969).
Born October 5th, 1893 in Heves.
Died May 6th, 1969 at 75 years old in Budapest.
Friedrich von Huene
German paleontologist (1875-1969).
Born March 22nd, 1875 in Tübingen.
Died April 4th, 1969 at 94 years old in Tübingen.
Frederick Lane
Australian swimmer, olympic gold medallist, former world record-holder (1880-1969).
Born February 2nd, 1880 in Millers Point.
Died May 14th, 1969 at 89 years old in Avalon Beach.
Mongi Slim
Tunisian politician and diplomat.
Born September 1st, 1908 in Tunis.
Died October 23rd, 1969 at 61 years old in Tunis.
Ignacio Aldecoa
Spanish author (1925-1969).
Born July 24th, 1925 in Vitoria-Gasteiz. [ref]
Died November 15th, 1969 at 44 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Deaths 291 to 300 of 510
Death is beautiful when seen to be a law, and not an accident. Henry David Thoreau